Month: January 2017

Finding good deals drives Cayce’s Dell Price

You can call her a treasure hunter. Cayce’s Dell Price likes to shop, and she is an expert at getting the best price for quality merchandise. Price has learned how to find deals that as so good, she gets paid to shop. “I get a thrill when I find that special deal,” said Price. When […]

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Nephron moving its headquarters to site outside of Cayce-West Columbia

Nephron Pharmaceuticals is moving its headquarters from Orlando, Fla. to its Lexington County Facility, just outside of Cayce. “South Carolina is very pro-manufacturing jobs and focused on workforce development,” Nephron President and CEO Lou Kennedy told the Orlando Business Journal when the move was announced.  “That’s good for business.” Nephron has invested more than $330 […]

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2016 Lexington County traffic deaths down slightly

Forty-one people died on the roads in Lexington County for the year 2016. In the last four years- from 2013 to 2016- 2015 is the year that had the most traffic deaths in Lexington County- with 46. In 2014, there were 36 traffic deaths and 39 in 2013. The data comes from the S.C. Department […]

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White Knoll High baseball player, 16, dies Tuesday

White Knoll sophomore Brett Williams, who had verbally committed to play baseball for the University of South Carolina, died on Tuesday at Palmetto Richland in Columbia. Lexington County coroner Margaret Fisher said the 16-year-old was transported to the hospital after being admitted to the Lexington Medical Center. The time or cause of death is not […]

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Lexington 2 asks for feedback on draft Strategic Plan

Please read and provide feedback on Lexington School District Two’s draft Strategic Plan.  This plan will guide our district for five years, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.  You may offer any comments or suggestions using the survey link below.  Thank you for partnering with us as we continue to plan the future of Lexington […]

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Naturalist Dr. Rudy Mancke to conduct Guignard Park Tour in Cayce

Dr. Rudy Mancke will conduct a Guided Nature Tour of Guignard Park on Saturday, April 8. Tours will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The 10 a.m. tour will be geared especially for children and nature gifts will be provided to each participant. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Mancke will conduct […]

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Gray Collegiate reports test score success

By D. Todd Helms Director of Communications and Governmental Affairs Henry David Thoreau once said, “Things do not change; we change.” This quote fits perfectly for the inspiring and progressive changes taking place at Gray Collegiate Academy, a public charter high school, conveniently located near the major interstate highways in West Columbia, SC. GCA is […]

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Brookland Groundbreaking has been scheduled

A Groundbreaking ceremony will be held for Brookland. “Everything is in place, and it’s ready to go,” said West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton. He said the plan to develop the property at State and Meeting streets in West Columbia originated in 2003 with the city piecing separate parcels of land together to present as a four-acre […]

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